Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea (born October 5, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay), nicknamed grillito (little cricket), is a retired footballer and current manager of Racing Club de Montevideo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Javier Biscayzacú Perea | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Defensor Sporting | 45 | (8) |
| 2000 | Fernández Vial | 26 | (18) |
| 2001 | Santiago Morning | 28 | (23) |
| 2002 | Jaén | 10 | (1) |
| 2002 | Melbourne Knights | 11 | (7) |
| 2003 | Unión Española | 35 | (31) |
| 2004–2006 | Veracruz | 81 | (40) |
| 2006–2007 | Atlante F.C. | 32 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | Colo-Colo | 37 | (20) |
| 2008 | Necaxa | 9 | (2) |
| 2009 | Nacional | 16 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portuguesa | 4 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | River Plate UY | 9 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Cali | 41 | (11) |
| 2013 | Deportes Quindio | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | El Tanque Sisley | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Boston River | 15 | (4) |
| Total | 412 | (193) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Villa Teresa | ||
| 2020 | Racing Montevideo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2021 | |||
Career
editHis debut came on September 14, 1997 with Uruguay club Defensor Sporting and his team won 3–2 against Club Atlético Peñarol. He then spent time in Australia, Spain, and Chile. In 2003 with Chilean club Unión Española, Biscayzacú was named by IFFHS as the fourth leading goal scorer of the world for the year with 31 goals. He has spent time with nine different clubs, most recently with Nacional of Uruguay, where he has the record of being the second player to score a hat-trick in a game versus the archirrival Peñarol. On 6 January 2010, he signed with Associação Portuguesa de Desportos of Brazil.
After a short period in Brazilian club, he signed with Uruguayan club River Plate, and then moved to Colombia, to play for Deportivo Cali.
Coaching career
editOn 20 January 2020, Biscayzacú was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División club Racing Club de Montevideo.[1]
Personal life
editGustavo's son Xavier Biscayzacú is also a professional footballer, and is a youth international for Mexico.[2]
Honours
editClub
edit- Colo-Colo
References
edit- ^ Gustavo Biscayzacú dirigirá a Racing de Montevideo, cdf.cl, 20 January 2020
- ^ Merlo, César Luis (2023-10-31). "Selección Mexicana Sub-18 convoca a Xavier Biscayzacú y Thiago Gigena". Periódico AM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
External links
edit- Gustavo Biscayzacú at ESPN FC
- Gustavo Javier Biscayzacu at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gustavo Biscayzacú at Soccerway